UFO Sightings in California
15,215 UFO sightings reported in California since 1935, peaking in 2014 (869 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 15,215
- Span
- 1935–2028
- Peak year
- 2014 (869 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1935–2028 · peak 2014 (869 reports)
Top cities in California
Los Angeles
1942–2022 · peak 2007 (29 reports)
San Diego
1944–2022 · peak 2007 (32 reports)
Sacramento
1956–2022 · peak 2012 (26 reports)
San Jose
1947–2022 · peak 2012 (21 reports)
San Francisco
1956–2021 · peak 2008 (26 reports)
Fresno
1953–2022 · peak 2014 (18 reports)
Long Beach
1957–2022 · peak 2017 (13 reports)
Bakersfield
1961–2022 · peak 1995 (13 reports)
Santa Rosa
1955–2022 · peak 2015 (10 reports)
Santa Barbara
1968–2022 · peak 2020 (12 reports)
Riverside
1976–2020 · peak 2008 (11 reports)
Modesto
1947–2021 · peak 2009 (13 reports)
Redding
1986–2022 · peak 2012 (10 reports)
Burbank
1981–2021 · peak 2003 (24 reports)
Huntington Beach
1945–2020 · peak 2012 (8 reports)
Anaheim
1963–2020 · peak 2015 (12 reports)
Ventura
1967–2021 · peak 2012 (13 reports)
El Cajon
1969–2022 · peak 2014 (14 reports)
Irvine
1980–2022 · peak 2007 (18 reports)
Oakland
1968–2022 · peak 2003 (6 reports)
Norwalk · CA, USA
Moving shiney Blinking object in the sky.
Redding · CA, USA
Two black dots playing hide and seek.
West Covina · CA, USA
A bright orange flickering UFO moved from left to right over the 10 freeway in West Covina before turning and flying back/upward.
Playa del Rey · CA, USA
Object was hoovering over ocean.near los angeles international airport.the object was a glowing red. It started to move north up the ca
Lakeside · CA, USA
White spots in space
Riverside · CA, USA
Fast moving orb craft over Southern California 10/07/2020.
Grass Valley · CA, USA
I captured a disk-like object with astro-photography equipment, and can not explain it with my astronomy, physics, or camera knowledge.
Redding · CA, USA
UFO appeared on live t.v. 10/8/2020
Huntingtln Beach · CA, USA
While taking trash out approx 11 AM pdt to apt complex looked up saw what I first thought was a plane or small helicopter it was about
Lemoore · CA, USA
Streak of lights appearing out of thin air over Lemoore military base.
Antioch · CA, USA
The shape was oval with green lights on the square strip shape 4 light all around the side I saw
Lancaster · CA, USA
I was awakened at 11:11 with a strange feeling to go outside. Heard like a whirring noise, like it was windy, but it wasn't. I looked
Junction City · CA, USA
At 6:00 am on 10/13/20 I looked to the sky and saw about 20 white lights moving in formation SE. ((Starlink satellites))
Encinitas · CA, USA
Fast-moving Light Cruising the Pacific Coast
Palmdale · CA, USA
Rectangular wing, silent no lights, fast. 9 pm
San Diego · CA, USA
Giant Rectangular Craft
Benicia · CA, USA
On 10/15/20 at approximately 5:30am I noticed an irregular object in the far distant sky while looking east of the Benicia, Ca bridge
Graton · CA, USA
Lights moving in strange patterns first from the west and then from the north
Gardena · CA, USA
Flyby North to South oval shape bright object non pulsating, very fast without a sound.
Temecula · CA, USA
An object appearing to be shaped of multiple bright circles within it.
Compton · CA, USA
I saw about 7 or 8 bright orange lights hovering over lynwood California. 2 decanted from the flight formation to ground level and rej
Pearsonville · CA, USA
During a camping trip in remote wilderness, my dad and I saw a solitary solid white light maneuver above a ridge for 2.5 hours.
Santa Barbara · CA, USA
MADAR Node 57
Pasadena · CA, USA
4 orange sphere's over north Los Angeles basin
San Diego · CA, USA
A vertical crescent, parachute looking thing floating through the sky during rush our in San Diego